Education

Passionate about teaching

WITH an award for dedication to his name, Josef de Beer is passionate about first-year students and boosting their love for the sciences.

Few first day jitters

THE academic year seemed to get off to a good start, with learning already taking place for matrics. The premier dropped in to check on progress at several Soweto schools.

Schools prepare for new year

CHILDREN will be streaming to school later this week after a long summer holiday, with Joburg schools ready for the new academic year.

Joburg boasts top matriculants

GAUTENG'S top matriculants are honoured, while the education department gets ready for the start of a new year.

UJ joins science leaders

WORLD-ALTERING science is going on at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, and Johannesburg has a part in it.

School has a new dream park

THE winner of the My Dream Park competition got an early Christmas present this year, when its vision of a perfect place to play became reality.

UJ joins up with Harvard

SOWETO school principals - and ultimately its schoolchildren - are to benefit from a partnership between UJ and Harvard.

Skills centre opens in Diepsloot

SKILLS from sewing to bricklaying, vegetable gardening to computers are being learned at the Zikhuliseni Proficiency Development Centre.

UJ highlights its achievements

THE University of Johannesburg is streaking ahead of the competition - in the minds of young South Africans and in its achievements.

Gautrain joins with science lab

A LABORATORY has opened at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre aimed at boosting the interest of young learners in science, maths, engineering and technology.

Abet learners get certificates

CERTIFICATES were handed to excited cleaners and Sparrow Schools learners after they completed a year-long training course.

Environment is the star

SCHOOLS used drama as a way of tackling climate change and managing waste, with environmental gift vouchers given for the winning plays.

Prior learning is recognised

THE skills of hundreds of people have been recorded under the City's Recognition of Prior Learning programme, which should help them get jobs.

Farm idea wins school competition

ZILUNGISELELE Farmers, a group of learners from Alexandra, have a plan to grow fruit and vegetables to sell. The idea won the first High School Business Plan Competition.

Computer lab opens at Sci-Bono

COMPUTER skills are being added to the repertoire taught at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, with the opening of a computer laboratory.

Learn survival secrets from goggas

SURVIVAL of the fittest is the theme of Yebo Gogga Yebo amaBlomo this year, which brings back all the favourites, like bug races.

Learners discover magic of GIS

JOBURG'S highly rated geographic information systems unit introduced the technology to high school learners with the aim of encouraging them to study further.

Course boosts ICT students' skills

THE Joburg Centre for Software Engineering has teamed up with its partners to launch the CoachLab@JCSE, a skills-boosting course for post-graduate students.

African literature is promoted

CHILDREN are being encouraged to read in indigenous languages, while African literature and authors are also being promoted through the new African Literature Bookshop.